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How emojis took over your workplace - and the man who can help you make sense of it all
Newspaper | Telegraph
Date | 14.8.2017
Language | English
Country | UK
Topic Tags | emojis
Summary | Emojis are everywhere, even in one of the latest movies. Also, 92% of internet users in the world claim they use emojis in their digital communication. Emojis are not only used by teenage girls, workers also use them in their work emails. Keith Broni talks about the use of emojis in work emails and some rules people should follow.
Image Description | Photograph of a hand holding a smartphone displaying a chat conversation and emojis, portrait of Keith Broni, and woman in front of a big screen.
Image Tags | emojis, female(s), hand(s), male(s), smartphone, text
Facebook Messenger's new bots are a powerful way to target adverts
Newspaper | Telegraph
Date | 13.4.2016
Language | English
Country | UK
Topic Tags | artificial intelligence, Facebook, marketing, texting
Summary | Bots are becoming more and more popular and are taking over apps. Facebook Messenger will soon have its bots. Three types of bots were unveiled at a conference in San Francisco. The goal is to create bots that will learn what you like and don't like. But then, Facebook can let brands get in touch with you through Messenger; it's a marketing/advertising strategy.
Image Description | Photographs of different smartphone screens displaying chat conversations.
Image Tags | smartphone, text
I can't be trusted with Google's texting app
Newspaper | Telegraph
Date | 19.5.2016
Language | English
Country | UK
Topic Tags | Google, language threat, texting, word/writing, youth
Summary | Google's new Allo app is supposed to make you save time while you're texing, but it can sometimes lead to misunderstandings. The author of the article doesn't really like emojis and doesn't know how to use them well. She doesn't follow young people's digital habits. Their generation favors brevity, which can have a negative impact on language.
Image Description | Photograph of two young girls on their smartphones, two smartphones displaying chat conversations, and a man standing in front of a screen displaying "Allo" and "Duo".
Image Tags | female(s), male(s), smartphone, text
Google launches new Assistant and puts it at heart of Home
Newspaper | The Guardian
Date | 4.10.2016
Language | English
Country | UK
Topic Tags | artificial intelligence, Google
Summary | Google just launched a personal assistant; its new characteristic is its conversational interface. You can ask it a question at home and it will respond to you. You can also use it on your smartphone. Instead of typing a question, you can now directly ask something. Besides Google, Apple also has its personal assistant Siri, and Amazon has Alexa. Google Home can turn on the lights, play music, and answer your questions.
Image Description | Photographs of Google's assistant, Google Home speakers, and three smartphones displaying chat conversations
Image Tags | Google, smartphone, speaker, text
For travelers, chatbots and AI can't quite take you there
Newspaper | USA Today
Date | 27.8.2017
Language | English
Country | U.S.
Topic Tags | artificial intelligence
Summary | Artificial intelligence experts are very enthusiastic about the latest developments in AI for travel. Lay users however disagree, they find artificially intelligent chatbots as of now basically useless for real travellers. They still struggle to understand natural language and various bugs remain to be fixed.
Image Description | Screenshot of a chatbot conversation through Facebook including an image of a pizza with topping floating over it.
Image Tags | Facebook, text
Crackdown on Online Criticism Chills Pakistani Social Media
Newspaper | The New York Times
Date | 27.7.2017
Language | English
Country | U.S.
Topic Tags | censorship, law, misunderstanding, social media, threat
Summary | The Pakistani government has passed a very strict law that prohibits any anti-government or anti-army posts on social media. Some people have already been arrested. They claim that their posts were not criticizing the armed forces and that it was all a misunderstanding. This is a huge issie when people get arrested for trivial tweets.
Image Description | Getty image of a protest.
Image Tags | female(s), male(s), text
This 'grimace face' emoji is causing awkward conversations - make sure you're using it correctly
Newspaper | Mirror
Date | 15.4.2016
Language | English
Country | UK
Topic Tags | emojis, misunderstanding
Summary | The grimace face emoji does not look the same way on every platform, which can lead to some misunderstandings if people are using different devices.
Image Description | Grimace face emoji, 8 different grimace face emojis from different platforms, screenshots of conversations, and chart about emotion ranking
Image Tags | chart, emojis, text
Google just launched the ultimate keyboard app for iPhone with a built-in search bar
Newspaper | Mirror
Date | 12.5.2016
Language | English
Country | UK
Topic Tags | Google, smartphone
Summary | Google launched a new keyboard app with a built-in search bar that allows you to search on your iPhone without a browser.
Image Description | Video explaining how the new app works, screenshot of a smartphone screen displaying the built-in search bar, three smartphone screens displaying the app
Image Tags | smartphone, text
Mother's horror after sick perverts target her six-year-old daughter through online gaming app for young children
Newspaper | Mirror
Date | 26.1.2017
Language | English
Country | UK
Topic Tags | childhood, game, pornography, privacy, threat
Summary | Using a popular mobile gaming app (Roblox), perverts have been sending kids explicit and inappropriate messages. They've been trying to lure kids and ask them for their addresses. Jemma Casey is the mother of 6-year old Morgan, who was sent indecent messages. Other children have also been targeted.
Image Description | Photograph of a mom and her daughter, screenshots of inappropriate messages, and photograph of a mom and her son.
Image Tags | female(s), male(s), text
The Internet Is Where We Share - and Steal - the Best Ideas
Newspaper | The New York Times
Date | 6.6.2017
Language | English
Country | U.S.
Topic Tags | addiction, law, meme, social media
Summary | Intellectual property is difficult to defend on the internet. Memes go viral and the origin is hard to track down. Recently even Hollywood snagged an idea off of social media where users began developing an idea for a movie based on a picture of Rihanna and Lupita Nyong'o. Social media users try to be creative and share their ideas on these platforms because it is addicting if other users respond positively.
Image Description | Illustration of a bunch of @ and copyright signs.
Image Tags | text
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